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PRESS WEATHER NO. 191 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, THURSDAY)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 20 MAY 2020



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG
KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. MEANWHILE, AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST
TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 20.05.2020

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